Please contact Elizabeth Goldentyer to demand that Covance receive
the largest fine possible under the Animal Welfare Act for the
negligence which killed a monkey.

This is the fourth death caused by Covance negligence. The Covance PA
facility boiled a rabbit alive in a cagewasher, and the Covance Texas
facility shipped two primates to the University of California that had
to be euthanized.

Please insist that the USDA issue a fine, and let Dr. Goldentyer know
that you hold her personally responsible for the USDA's past inaction,
and the deaths of these animals. She MUST take action now!
Dr. Elizabeth Goldentyer
USDA/APHIS/AC
920 Main Campus Drive, Suite 2000
Raleigh, NC 27606
919-855-7100[email protected]

MADISON, WI – Federal reports reveal the gruesome death of a non-human
primate at the Covance Laboratories facility (Madison, WI), and a National
Research Watchdog Organization, SAEN, is demanding a federal fine.

A recently obtained February 14, 2012, USDA inspection report for the
Covance Laboratories facility reveals that a primate became entangled in an
“enrichment device” and died, possibly by strangulation.

Stop Animal Exploitation NOW! (SAEN) is releasing the report to Madison news
media and has called for a stiff fine for Covance.

SAEN has filed an official complaint with the USDA insisting on a full
investigation of the incident, additionally citations under the Animal
Welfare Act, and a severe fine.

Covance has a history of Animal Welfare Act violations at several
facilities. A USDA inspection report dated 7-21-11 reveals that the
Covance facility in Denver (PA) boiled a rabbit alive in a cage washer.

Records obtained from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF),
reveal that several primates shipped by Covance’s primate facility in Texas
had to be euthanized upon arrival or shortly thereafter, while others had a
history of traumatic injuries.

“Covance has exhibited a pattern of fatally violating federal law at several
locations,” added Budkie. “This outlaw company should be seriously
punished.”